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El\u00a0<\/span>petit<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>pe\u00f3<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>follows<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Pomar\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>journey<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>from<\/span>\u00a0\u201c<\/span>child<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>prodigy<\/span>\u201d\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>adult<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>kept<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>competing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>years<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>The<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>film<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>focuses<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0fine line\u00a0<\/span>between<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>talent<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>pressure<\/span>, and\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>how<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>exposure<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>expectations<\/span>\u00a0can\u00a0<\/span>shape<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>an<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>entire<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>life<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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